In pictures: This is what ACMI will look like after a $40 million redevelopment

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, has closed. Luckily, it’s not forever. ACMI is getting a huge facelift this year after a big donation from the Victorian government.

The new ACMI, which is set to open in mid-2020, will feature a host of new spaces. There will be a new free permanent exhibition to replace Screen Worlds, which will feature multiple playable and interactive experiences that explore the history of film, TV and videogames. There will also be education spaces, a media preservation lab (a museum of past technologies), screen industry labs for future filmmakers, a new café and bar, a fun new ACMI shop, as well as upgraded cinemas showcasing the best of local and international cinema.

Keen to see what ACMI will look like after the renos? Take a look below.

Rebecca Russo is the Editor of Time Out Melbourne and joined Time Out in 2017.

She's a born and bred Melburnian who likes film, travelling and the great outdoors. In addition to her work at Time Out, Rebecca has written for Junkee, AWOL, The Cusp, Fashion Journal, Faster Louder and Tone Deaf, and spent her uni days volunteering for youth radio stations. Her words have appeared in print, online and in the sky! Just kidding, that skywriter paraphrased her to shit.